Join Deborah Hawkins, author of the historical/contemporary romance novel, Dance for a Dead Princess, as she tours the blogosphere July 1 - September 27, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway.
ABOUT DANCE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS
Wall Street Attorney Taylor Collins, has something Nicholas Carey, the 18th Duke of Burnham, has been searching for since the death of the Princess of Wales: the videotape Diana made in January 1997 before her death in August, naming her assassins.
Determined to avenge Diana’s death by exposing her killers, Nicholas lures Taylor to England with his promise to sell his ancestral home, Burnham Abbey, to one of her clients, a boarding school for American girls. But Nicholas, who has dated American actresses since the death of his beloved wife, ten years earlier and who has vowed never to fall in love again, is immediately overwhelmed with feelings for Taylor at their first meeting.
Taylor, unaware that Diana’s tape is in the estate of Mari, her long-time friend and client, and nursing her hurt over her broken engagement to a fellow attorney in her firm, brands Nicholas supremely spoiled and selfish and is in a hurry to finish the sale of the Abbey and return to New York. But while working in the Abbey’s library, Taylor uncovers the Tudor-era love story of Thomas, the first duke and founder of the Carey family. As she reads Thomas’s agonizing struggle to save the love of his life and the mother of his child, she begins to see Nicholas in a new light as he battles to save his sixteen-year-old ward Lucy, who is desperately unhappy and addicted to cocaine. But just as Taylor’s own feelings for Nicholas become clear and at the moment she realizes she is in possession of Diana’s voice from the grave, she is confronted with evidence Nicholas may be responsible for a double murder. When Nicholas is arrested and taken to Wandsworth Prison, Taylor sets out to learn the truth once and for all about Nicholas Carey and the death of the Princess of Wales. Purchase at:
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ABOUT DEBORAH HAWKINS
Deborah grew up in the South, wrote her first novel at the of age thirteen, and has been writing ever since. In graduate school, she studied Irish Literature and came to believe all Irishmen and Southerners are born storytellers. In addition to writing, she loves music and plays the clarinet. Now that her children are grown, she devotes her time to law, music, writing, and her two Golden Retrievers, Melody and Rhythm.
Deborah taught college English and worked as a technical editor before going to law school. She worked for several large East Cost firms before coming to California in the mid-1980's where she developed a solo practice as an appellate attorney while raising her three children as a single parent. She is admitted to the bar in two states and the District of Columbia, is a certified appellate specialist, and has a Master of Laws in addition to a Masters in English. She believes that even a legal case always begins with a story.
Visit her blog at:
http://dhawkinsdotnet.wordpress.com/
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Here's how it works:
Each person will enter this giveaway by liking, following, subscribing and tweeting about this giveaway through the Rafflecopter form placed on blogs throughout the tour.This promotion will run from July 1 - September 27. The winner will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter, contacted by email and announced on September 28, 2013.
My Thoughts
I don't usually believe in conspiracy theories, but in the case of Princess Diana's death, I have always thought that there was something suspicious about her death. In this fast paced, romantic story of Nicholas Carey,the 18th Duke of Burnham, who as friend to Princess Di believes that she was murdered and Taylor Collins, the estate lawyer who is assisting in the potential sale of Burnham Abbey for her law firm in New York, may have a tape that the princess made naming her murderer.
Since Nicholas has no desire to keep the family estate,because of a failed marriage and its memories, he wants to sell the Abbey so it can become a girls school. Taylor is trying to recover from a broken relationship and the last thing she wants or needs is to become romantically involved with another man. But when these two meet, sparks do fly. Nicholas has his ward, Lucy, living at the Abbey with him as she was expelled from school for drug and alcohol issues. The 16 year old is definitely a handful and Nicholas is beside himself. Even though the girl has a nanny she is still uncontrollable. So with trying to get the Abbey sell-able, keeping Lucy safe and fighting the rising attraction that is between them, Nicholas and Taylor find themselves in the mystery surrounding them. This is a story with lots of plot twists, romance a mystery that will keep the reader wanting to read more. I enjoyed the story and highly recommend it.
I received a copy of this book for review from Pump Up Your Book and I was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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Dance for a Dead Princess Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule
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Monday, July 1 - Book reviewed at The Phantom Paragrapher
Tuesday, July 2 - Book featured at Cindy's Love of Books
Wednesday, July 3 - Book featured at Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
Thursday, July 4 - Interviewed at Read 2 Review
Friday, July 5 - First chapter reveal and review at Mom in Love with Fiction
Monday, July 8 - Up Close and Personal at Between the Covers
Tuesday, July 9 - Guest blogging at The Story Behind the Book
Wednesday, July 10 - Interviewed at Review From Here
Friday, July 12 - Book trailer reveal at Pump Up Your Book
Tuesday, July 16 - Guest blogging at The Writer's Life
Thursday, July 18 - Interviewed at Literal Exposure
Friday, July 19 - 5 Things post at Literarily Speaking
Tuesday, July 23 - Book reviewed at Miki's Hope
Wednesday, July 24 - Interviewed at Beyond the Books
Thursday, July 25 - Interviewed at Broowaha
Monday, August 5 - Book featured at Naturally Kim B
Tuesday, August 6 - Book featured at Maureen's Musings
Thursday, August 8 - Interviewed and Guest blogging at Janna Shay
Monday, August 12 - Book featured at Literary Winner
Tuesday, August 13 - Interviewed at Beyond the Books
Thursday, August 15 - Book reviewed at Naturally Kim B
Friday, August 16 - Book reviewed at Bless Their Heart Moms
Tuesday, August 20 - Guest blogging at Allvoices
Wednesday, August 21 - Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book
Friday, August 23 - Interviewed at Examiner
Monday, August 26 - 1st chapter reveal at Literary Winner
Wednesday, August 28 - Interviewed at The Writer's Life
Thursday, August 29 - Book featured at Plug Your Book
Friday, August 30 - Book reviewed at A Room Without Books is Empty
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